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Wait Activity
Wait activities in Automation Studio cause an automation to wait for a specific duration or until a specific time before performing the next step. You can include one or multiple wait activities in a single automation.
Note An automation must finish its run completely before subsequent runs begin. When an
automation is in the middle of a wait activity at the time when the next scheduled
or file drop run occurs, Automation Studio skips that run.
Multiple Wait Activities - Considerations
- There is no limit on the number of wait activities an automation, but the combined wait time in an automation can’t exceed one year.
- When you add more wait activities, wait times for previous wait activities are shown in the Wait Activity modal so that you can calculate total wait time in the automation.
- When the duration of the first wait activity is specified, any wait activities occurring later in the automation's workflow begin after this wait time ends.
- When an automation is in the middle of a wait activity when the next scheduled or triggered run occurs, that run is skipped.
Scheduling Considerations
If your schedule creates overlapping times due to wait activities, those scheduled runs are skipped and represented in the Activity tab.
- Scheduled runs that are skipped due to overlap are logged as errors and shown under Health.
- Runs skipped due to running wait activities are shown in the Run Log.
- All wait activities included in an automation are shown to the left in the Wait Activities sidebar under the Schedule Summary.
- To change the duration or time for an activity on the timeline, click
. - To update a wait activity from the Overview page, click Edit.
- Add a Wait Activity
Tell an automation how long to pause before proceeding to the next activity in Automation Studio.
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